Diccionario Bolsillo Espanol Actual (Spanish, Paperback)

In addition to the general features of all SGEL dictionaries of usage this dictionary offers 29,000 entries. It contains the most important Spanish words. It also offers: 60,000 definitions and phrases, examples of real use (extracted from the Cumbre Corpus); frequency of usage marks at the beginning of each meaning, which are sorted according to the frequency of usage; division of words into syllables; phonetic transcription (in order to help both the student and the Spanish or ELE teacher); clearly specified spelling or grammar (irregular forms) information; phrases and idioms section; prepositional construction with the verbs in a section separately; and, 623 pages (in 12 X 18,5 cm size). It is presented in a paperback edition. This dictionary is especially adapted to the needs of students, whether they are native speakers or students of Spanish as a second or foreign language.